We had most of the normal crowd from the Denver area and across Nebraska - it seems like a lot of our friends stayed home this year-I'm sure the cold, rainy forecast put a few folks off. On the other hand, participation has been on a downward trend for the past three or four years. So...does that mean everyone is losing interest? Are high gas prices to blame? Forecasts for cold weather? Or maybe we aren't promoting the event enough and everyone forgets when it is? I don't know what the reason is - but I do know that the Toucan is a pretty special event in a special place and I would hate to see it not happen.
In the last few days I've come up with this vision of the Toucan getting back to its roots. An event that just happens because everyone wants an end of the summer camp out/windsurfing party. No one would really have to organize anything. Anyone with a good idea for a shirt would have a couple dozen made up and bring them out to sell, everyone would bring a flag pole and raise a flag of some kind over their section of beach. The windsurfing clubs of New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains and Nebraska would decide to run a race. A few people from shops and magazines and windsurfing manufacturers would show up with a few things to give away and maybe the kiters would venture down and hang out with us.
Who's in?
